The Manhattan Project--2016 A to Z Theme

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Rain Movies ( #atozchallenge )

The films that I'll be listing in my April postings may not necessarily be films that I'd call my favorite films, but they will be favorites in the genres I'll be naming. The A to Z genres are very specific micro genres as opposed to the broader genres like action, romance, or comedy.

I love rain. I enjoy long stretches of rainy days. Flooding is kind of cool though the damage it causes is not. My fascination with rain and flooding peaked back about 1974 or so when I started developing the concept for a novel that focused on rain and flooding in the Great Smoky Mountains. The novel remains unfinished--barely started actually--but I intend to go back to it eventually. In the meantime I'll share some of my favorite films where rain is prominent:

A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970)--Actually there's not that much rain in this movie, but it does take place in the Great Smoky Mountains. Also I have a brief part in the film along with a couple of girls I went to high school with. Look for me in the Spring Festival sequence. I'm the guy with the clunky black glasses who passes briefly by. Don't blink or you'll miss me. The film is a love story starring Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman.

Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)--It was a dark and stormy night... Thus begins the film that nearly everyone has seen. And if you see it at a midnight showing at a theater be sure to bring your umbrella.

Sorcerer (1977)-- Criminals hired to transport a load of unstable dynamite through Nicaragua are faced with many dangerous situations including heavy rain. A tense film with a great score by Tangerine Dream.

Blade Runner (1982)-- If this dystopian look at Los Angeles is to be believed, it's going to rain a lot there in the future. Great sci-fi based on a story by Philip K. Dick. The Unforgiven (1992)--This Academy Award winning film stars and was directed by Clint Eastwood. It's a very realistic western and it rains a lot in this film.Twister (1996)-- This is a film about tornado chasers and where there are tornadoes there is rain.

Hard Rain (1998)--I'm a big fan of this somewhat underrated heist film. A group of robbers steal the cargo of an armored truck, then must deal with massive rains and a flood. Soundtrack includes the song "Flood" by Jars of Clay.

The Perfect Storm (2000)--A perfect storm should include a lot of rain and this film delivers. Not a perfect movie, but I enjoyed it.

I'll bet you can name many more rain movies: What are your favorites? Have you seen all or most of the ones I've listed? What do you enjoy most about the rain?

I enjoyed Rainman. I like Tom Cruise and Sean Penn. And how S.P.'s character has a gift for counting, although he is autistic (I think that was his affliction, I'm not exactly sure though). And if I am not mistaken Sean Penn won an Academy Award for this role.

Perfect Storm was rain armageddon of rain movies. Blade Runner is a great movie no matter the category. My brain is running on empty so...Harry Potter Movies (I know characters got wet more than once - by rain).

It did rain a lot in Blade Runner. Rained a lot in The Crow as well. Deep Blue Sea had a heck of a rainstorm.Dustin Hoffman was Rainman.And have you ever read the book The Perfect Storm? I can't even watch the film now.

Loved The Perfect Storm - read the book too. Bought the movie. Twister was amazing!In college, we saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show almost every weekend. We were the ones with the toast and the rice and the umbrellas...true fans who knew the routing. Great memories.Tina @ Life is GoodCo-host, April 2013 A-Z Challenge Blog@TinaLifeisGood, #atozchallenge

Of all of these, I really liked Blade Runner and Perfect Storm. I just heard the author of Perfect Storm speak. He has documentary out about the death of his friend in Afghanistan. Haven't seen it, but the bits I heard from the sound track were haunting.

I know you used "Singin' in the Rain" already, and only one scene in that actually has rain, but that's definitely the most classic rain scene in a movie I can think of. That, and the very last scene in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" takes place in a heavy rainstorm. Makes me cry every time, too. SO GOOD. :)

Perfect storm...isn't George clooney in that? I like a but of George. The first film I thought of was four weddings and. Funeral, where there standing in the rain kissing. Not a bad film. Singing in the rain is a classic!

The only ones I've seen on your list are Twister and Rocky Horror. I thought Twister was goofy and I loved Rocky Horror. I've never been to one of those dress up, midnight showings, but it sounds like a blast! Someone mentioned Singing in the Rain..I adore that movie! The scene where Gene Kelly sings the title song, in the rain, splashing around..it's perfection.

I haven't seen any of the movies, but I do love the rain as long as there are no tornadoes involved. I grew up in Arizona and my mom loved thunder storms so we would sit out on the front porch and watch the lightning, listen for the thunder, count the seconds between those two features and marvel at the breaths of wind that would blow the rain into our faces. I loved those times with her. I still get excited in a storm.tm

Oh for a long stretch of rainy days. We could sure use some rain here in Texas. I'd certainly use this list to catch up on Rain Movies. Seems like you have plenty of 'background research' for your Rain novel, Arlee.

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